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My 04 Maxx LS with over 49K miles still averages 26 MPG just being driven back and forth to work and doing errands. This is for an even mix of local and long trips. The typical local trip is 8 miles each way, with maybe 10 stop lights and max posted speed limit of 45 MPH. Temps range from subfreezing to upper 80s. I use the remote start sparingly in the winter. My worst mileage has been around the 20MPG mark...that's in the dead of winter with lots of warm-ups, slush and snow and poking along at 20MPH or less. My typical long trip gets about 30 - 32 MPG, with the all-time best still being 35 MPG (I-71 & I-90 through Ohio, with a/c and cruise). Overall, I'm pleased, especially when I read posts in the Honda Accord forum where owners of the new 08 models have trouble getting more than the low 20s!
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| 04 LT here with 119K on it...still averaging 28 MPG on a 70 mile commute each day....30-32 on sustained highway speeds...and 25-26 around town..... | |
Purchased '04 MAXX end of 2004. Track every fill up. I consistently get between 27.5 and 29.5. Right at 50,000 miles driven. 6 cyl. Run Mobil 1 oil and filter from first oil change, which I always do myself. Driver's seat shows wear. Drove '96 Contour 220,000 before computer failed. Driver's seat looks like new. Commuter car. No complaints. Looking at a Tucson additional vehicle. Not looking to trade-in Maxx for several more years. 
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Replying to: beedublu (Feb 19, 2008 7:31 am) The 3 year lease cost for a new 08 BU vs th 08 LXP was close to $75.00 a month more, side by side type of models, based on all that I wasn't about to take another chance, I've had the Accord for a month now and it's at 20 mpg. The lesson I learned is that you need to get a mpg car that meets the bulk of your driving needs, no matter what the car is..
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Replying to: packer3 (Apr 14, 2008 10:44 am) It is the 4 cyl engine too. THis is worse than the 6 cylinder 99 Olds intrigue that I was driving. Thanks,
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| I doubt the gas mileage will change, they told me that when I got my 04 BU. Leased the V6 and the city mileage never moved from 15/16 mpg stop and go in the city, straight highway however was up to 37 mpg. In the winter the mileage went down to 14/15 mpg in the city, that's typical of GM cars from my experience. | |
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Replying to: hcc (Jun 07, 2008 10:52 am) |
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We have a 07 Maxx LT with about 25K on it. The longer we have had this car, the better the miliage has been. When new, it was getting 28-29 on the highway. Now it gets 29-32. I have found that at 75mph, it get around 28-29mpg, but at 70-72 mph, I get the 31-32mpg. Around town miliage is to hard to calculate. It depends on what around town driving we do. But typically, we average around 35mph and 25-26mpg on a tank of gas with mixed driving. Plus we can haul as much crap as a small SUV
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I've had my LTZ (6cyl/6spd) for one month. I've filled it four times and have gotten 27.6, 25.1,26.4,25.0 over this period. The 25.x tanks represent a roughly 50/50 mix of highway and city driving, the other two were mostly highway. Not bad; my Mazda6S is a 6cyl and gets less, and it's only got 220hp (still a great care though).
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I really like my 2005 LS. Nicest car I have ever owned. however, the one thing I do not like is the gas mileage. the computer info display says that I am getting 19.8 or 20.8 MPG. And it seems about right. I got this car with 19k on it in Jan 2007 it now has 28k on it. I just do some local driving. don;t use it for work. just for errands here and there. From all of the reading I am doing, MPG is the one thing that everyone loves about this car. could it be the fuel filter? the tires are inflated properly. I changed the air cleaner about a year ago so I know that is due. just wondering what the deal could be before I ask this loaded question to a mechanic and they start seeing $$ signs and suggest a tune up thanks for any input joe |
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